Systems Engineer-Space Systems
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Job ID 19558Overview
On the L3Harris team, your job is to secure the world. We don’t work here just for the advanced technology and equipment: We work here because we know what – and who – we’re protecting. From families to the intelligence community, and from our climate to our men and women in uniform – we’re making the world a safer place. Working with the L3Harris's engineering team, you'll join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, global scope, and a collaborative team setting.
- Full Time
- Level: Experienced
- Location: On Site
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I am living my dream job now. I have a chance to take care of our people, shape the future of engineering and contribute to cutting-edge space missions that make a difference.
Specialist, Systems Engineering
L3Harris Work Perks
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Health
- Medical with High Deductible and traditional PPO plan options, as well as dental, vision and a full array of supplemental health benefits
- A healthcare concierge to help you navigate your benefits
- Virtual health solutions for physical therapy, menopause and diabetes
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Family
- 4 weeks of paid parental leave for moms and dads
- Fertility and family building
- Subsidized backup childcare and eldercare
- Adoption assistance – $5,000 per adoption/$15,000 per employee
- Virtual tutoring, parenting support, pet insurance, and more
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Well-Being
- Discretionary PTO policy (for exempt employees)
- Dress for your day – wear what works for you at work
- Retirement plan with company match
- 9/80 work schedule available for most employees
Job Description
L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title: Systems Engineer-Space Systems
Job Code: 19558
Job Location: Fort Wayne, IN
Job Schedule: 9/80
Job Description:
L3Harris Technologies has an immediate opening for a Systems Engineer in Fort Wayne, IN to support a growing missile warning/missile defense business. The ideal candidate for this position will be familiar with image / video processing techniques that can be implemented in low size, weight, and power (SWaP) space systems and will be comfortable working with teams of technical personnel.
L3Harris is looking for Systems Engineers to help design the next generation of space systems as well as improve current on orbit systems through novel image / video processing algorithms, analysis, and CONOPs.
Essential Functions:
- Support development of image and video processing algorithm solutions for space based infrared systems.
- Perform performance analyses of image and video processing algorithms in support of system level trade studies. Support systems engineering trade studies, CONOP development, and modeling/simulation efforts.
- Work alongside embedded software and firmware teams who optimize and implement algorithms for space-based systems.
- Comfortable writing code in Python and/or C/C++
- Develop and improve instrument documentation, processes, and test procedures
- Support concept of operation development and requirements analysis, decomposition, and generation at various levels of the system
- Support requirements traceability and development of test plans to cover requirements
- Support integration and test of electro-optical/infrared systems and related hardware/software
- Provide support to engineering in developing technical specifications, interface control documents, test plans and procedures, and test conformance to specifications
- Support engineering in the verification of compliance to requirements and validate performance behavior
- Utilize work experience to become Subject Matter Expert in the relative area
- Obtain and mantain a security clearance.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 8 years of prior related experience.
- Experience with Python.
Preferred Additional Skills:
- Experience as part of a multi-discipline technical team
- Experience developing embedded software / firmware
- Experience with read/write of C/C++ software
- Inter-personal and communication skills, ability to interact with a cross functional team
- Collaboration across all levels of leadership
- Work with general direction or supervision in a demanding environment
- Experience with data analysis and/or modeling and simulation
- Experience with estimating and managing costs
- Experience architecting, analyzing, developing, and integrating end to end systems in areas such as EO/IR, RF, or space payload and spacecraft bus subsystems
- Familiarity with program management, cost account management, integrated product teams
- DoD Secret Clearance
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